Safeguarding Lead (SCH-EF-0117)

Endeavour Federation is seeking a qualified Safeguarding Lead to join an enthusiastic and welcoming team at Castlefield Campus and will work with us to motivate students to strive for success while maintaining a healthy learning environment for all children.

Main Purpose of Job:

·        To be the named Designated Safeguarding Lead for the school.

·        To act as first point of contact, and support, for staff in relation to safeguarding.

·        To be an integral part of the School Leadership Team for Safeguarding matters

·        To act as lead professional, under the supervision of the Head teacher, SLT and the

Governing Board, in all matters relating to Children’s Welfare, including safeguarding and child protection.

·        To represent and make informed and measured decisions on behalf of the Head Teacher on matters relating to child welfare, including those at Child Protection Conferences and

meetings, and during Court proceedings.

·        To provide, or signpost, effective programmes of work for and with children and families within the school. 

The role will involve:

·        Line Managing Teaching Assistants

·        To participate in and contribute to training and staff development events/initiatives for self and others.

·        To promote the School and its vision to families, the wider community and other agencies.

·        To evaluate and develop own role and its contribution to the school, including collection, collation and analysis of a variety of forms of impact data e.g staff/parent questionnaires

·        To demonstrate a strong commitment to the Inclusion Agenda, as well as the vision, values and ethos of the school.

Start Date: This is an urgent requirement, however, the joining date will be decided subject to the completion of pre-employment checks

Salary: The term time only pro-rata salary would be between £26,515 to £29,198.90 per annum.

Castlefield Campus

Castlefield Campus is a Special School for young people with social, emotional and mental health needs. We have recently expanded our provision and now have a brand-new building which has been designed to deliver our therapeutic vision.

Our vision is to create a therapeutic, harmonious environment which promotes feelings of safety and security, to allow our pupils to explore, enjoy learning, and reach their full potential. Building a sense of community around the child. We aim to become a leading therapeutic provision which is high quality and expert in recognising and meeting the needs of all of the pupils, with outstanding teaching and engaging learning. We achieve positive outcomes for all our pupils, including emotional wellbeing and self-belief, creating successful, happy, healthy individuals. Developing skills that enable their ability to sustain employment and build security in their lives.

Endeavour Federation

Endeavour Federation provides education for pupils in KS2, 3 and 4. Our aim is for all our pupils to develop their skills and reach their full potential in a safe learning environment.

Our schools include Castlefield Campus, Meade Hill School and Southern Cross School. All of our pupils have Education, Health and Care plans based primarily on a range of social, emotional and mental health issues. All of the staff are committed to providing an effective learning environment within small class sizes.

With a broad yet well balanced curriculum, including work experience opportunities and extracurricular activities, we ensure that students leave school with high aspirations, enthusiasm for the next stage of their lives and the skills and qualifications to reach their goals.

 To find out more about the Federation and our schools, visit our website https://myendeavour.uk/

We look forward to receiving your application and potentially discussing the role with you in the near future. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

The school's governors are committed to safeguarding, and successful applicants will be subjected to a thorough screening procedure that includes self-disclosure with regard to any prior or current convictions, safeguarding concerns etc. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and enhanced DBS clearance is required and the children’s Barred List will be checked. Endeavour Federation’s Safeguarding Policy can be found here: Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy".